Missouri's 7th Senate district

Missouri's 7th State Senate district
Senator	Patty Lewis D – Kansas City
Demographics	61%  White 17%  Black 13%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 5%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	171,110 [1]

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district has been represented by Democrat Patty Lewis since 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

The district is based in Kansas City, specifically the predominantly White part of the city along the Missouri-Kansas border. ^[4] The district is home to the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Kansas City Union Station, the Crown Center mall, and the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Election results (1996-2024)

1996

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (1996) ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis E. Flotron Jr.	43,022	59.83
	Independent	James Russell	28,882	40.17
Total votes			71,904	100.00

2000

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2000) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John William Loudon	54,435	100.00
Total votes			54,435	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2004) ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John William Loudon (incumbent)	54,252	60.76
	Democratic	Mark A. Schuler	35,033	39.24
Total votes			89,285	100.00
	Republican hold

2008

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2008) ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Cunningham	54,702	61.43
	Democratic	Kevin Leeseberg	34,347	38.57
Total votes			89,049	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2012) ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Holsman	64,674	100.00
Total votes			64,674	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2016) ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Holsman (incumbent)	60,759	79.23
	Libertarian	Jeanne Bojarski	15,931	20.77
Total votes			76,690	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2020) ^{[11] [12] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Razer	70,586	82.09
	Green	Nathan Kline	15,383	17.89
	Write-In	Tiffany Poke	9	<0.01
	Write-In	Jorge Fuller	9	<0.01
Total votes			85,987	100.00
	Democratic hold

2024

Missouri's 7th Senatorial District election (2024) ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Lewis	58,149	74.47
	Republican	Joey LaSalle	19,939	25.53
Total votes			78,088	100.00
	Democratic hold

Statewide election results

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 69.5 – 29.3%
2012	President	Obama 69.2 – 30.8%
2016	President	Clinton 69.7 – 24.8%
	Senate	Kander 71.7 – 24.5%
	Governor	Koster 70.2 – 25.9%
2018	Senate	McCaskill 74.7 – 23.0%
2020	President	Biden 74.7 – 23.4%
	Governor	Galloway 72.7 – 25.1%

Source: ^[14]

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Missouri State Senate District 7, MO
2. "Senator Patty Lewis". Missouri Senate.
3. Coyne, Peter (January 27, 2025). "Senator Lewis Joins House Colleague in Push for Women's Health Care Bill". Missouri Senate.
4. "Map of District 7" (PDF). Missouri Senate.
5. "1996 General Election Results" (PDF).
6. "2000 General Election Results" (PDF).
7. "2004 General Election Results" (PDF).
8. "2008 General Election Results" (PDF).
9. "2012 General Election Results" (PDF).
10. "2016 General Election Results" (PDF).
11. "2020 General Election Results" (PDF).
12. "2020 Missouri State Senate Election Results". Des Moines Register.
13. "2024 General Election Results".
14. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved February 27, 2025.